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In reply to the discussion: The chilling effect of misogynistic trolls [View all]hfojvt
(37,573 posts)"We must meet violence with nonviolence. Remember the words of Jesus: 'He who lives by the sword will perish by the sword.' I then urged them to leave peacefully. 'We must love our white brothers,' I said, 'no matter what they do to us. We must make them know that we love them. Jesus still cries out in words that echo across the centuries: 'Love your enemies; bless them that curse you; pray for them that despitefully use you,' This is what we must live by. We must meet hate with love." MLK 'Stride toward freedom' pp 137-38
And those words coming from a man who just had somebody blow up his house while his wife and baby daughter were inside it. Admittedly that would not be my own reaction. I'd probably be more like Elmer Fudd pushing off his magic helmet and shouting with rage "I'll kill the wabbit!"
"For while the nonviolent resister is passive in the sense that he is not physically aggressive toward his oppponent, his mind and emotions are always active, constantly seeking to persuade his opponent that he is wrong...it does not seek to defeat or humilate the opponent, but to win his friendship and understanding...A fifth point concerning nonviolent resistance is that it avoids not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. The nonviolent resister not only refuses to shoot his opponent but he also refuses to hate him." p 102-03 op. cit.